A Study to Evaluate Strategies for Improving the Competitiveness in the World Market Place of the U.S. Men's Apparel Industry

摘要

The study was initiated to investigate the use of edge sealants for the prevention of fraying as an alternative to serging and how it may be introduced to the tailored men's wear sector of the apparel industry. The experiments reported here were set up to duplicate the techniques used in manufacturing used to apply sealants. Some recommendations are included for adopting the concept of edge sealing into the flow of garment pieces in garment assembly. The concept of using edge sealants is not a recent innovation, and is used in at least one hundred apparel plants manufacturing clothing.